Maras is one of the districts of the province of Urubamba in the department of Cusco, in the district of Maras are 2 very famous tourist attractions such as the salt mines of Maras, which has a salt mine since pre-Inca times and on the other hand are the circular terraces of Moray, is an ancient center of agricultural research, acclimatization, adaptation and seed production.
DESCRIPTION
It is a half day tour, where you can visit magical villages with a unique landscape, the places to visit are the salt mines of Maras and Moray
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ITINERARY
Pick up from your hotel between 8:30 am to 8:40 am approximately. Then we will travel by tourist bus to the picturesque village of Maras, where the houses still preserve their colonial facades and has a beautiful church. Then we will go to the archaeological complex of Moray, which has a system of terraces or agricultural terraces in a circular shape, which served as an Inca agricultural laboratory, to experiment their new crops. Finally we will visit the Salineras 'natural salt wells' which are platforms formed by hundreds of white wells that from a distance can be seen as if they were snow. We will be back in Cusco at approximately 3:00 pm.
INCLUSIVE
- Collection of your hostel in Cusco
- Professional bilingual guide
- Tourist bus transportation during the tour
NOT INCLUDED
- Tourist Ticket (Partial tourist ticket s/70.00 soles)
- Food
- Entrance to the Salt Flats s/20.00 soles
RECOMMENDATIONS
- Take rain ponchos
- Port passports or identity documents
- Take sunscreen
- Cash
- Where and how to buy the tourist ticket?
It is purchased at the time of the visit in Moray and paid in cash
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